فدا

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic فِدَاء‎ (fidāʔ).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /fiˈðɑː/, /faˈðɑː/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /fɪˈdɑː/, /faˈdɑː/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /feˈdɒː/, /fæˈdɒː/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /fiˈdɔ/, /faˈdɔ/

Noun

فدا or فدا • (fedâ or fadâ)

sacrifice; offering
Synonym: قربان‎ (qorbân)
- c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 6”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Hafez]‎:
  ‏چه قیامت است جانا که به عاشقان نمودی؟
  دل و جان فدای رویت بنما عذار ما را‎
  či qayâmat ast jân-â ki ba ašiqân namûdî?
  dil u jân fidâ-yi rôy-at binamâ ezâr mâ râ
  What judgment day is this, my love, that you showed yourself to the lovers?
  For the sake of your face, I sacrifice my heart and life; show us your cheek.
  (romanization in Classical Persian)
ransom
Synonyms: فدیه‎ (fedye), بازخرید‎ (bâzxarid)

Derived terms

verbs

فدا شدن‎ (fedâ šodan)
فدا کردن‎ (fedâ kardan)

nouns and adjectives

فداکار‎ (fedâ-kâr)
فدایی‎ (fedâyi)

expressions

فدات‎ (fedât)
فدایت بشوم‎ (fedâ-yat bešavam, literally “Let me be sacrificed for you”)

Descendants

→ Hindustani: fidā
Hindi: फ़िदा

Urdu: فدا‎
→ Kazakh: пида (pida)

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